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Lexical Quote in which it is Definition

item used

Pardon Pardon me? The action of forgiving or being forgiven

for an error or offense

We are old-money Those whose families have been wealthy

old-mone Democrats. for many generations
y

Mummy I live in Burlington, Is a colloquial that is named after the word

Vermont, with Mummy Mum as a loving nickname from daughter
and three dogs. to mother.

Suffer It is true i do not suffer To be kind to and patient with people who
fools fools. are annoying or bothersome —usually
used in negative statements.

Taxidermied fish on The art or operation of preparing, stuffing,

Taxidermi plaques. and mounting the skins of dead animals
ed for exhibition in a lifelike state.

Dismay Johnny had to start Consternation and distress, typically that

talking loudly about caused by something unexpected.
Wimbledon until the
dismay faded from our
faces.

Blood gushed relating to having rhythm.

Rhythmic rhythmically from the
ally open wound...

Oblivious So oblivious Not aware of or not concerned about

what is happening around one.

Villainous They always look Relating to, constituting or guilty of

villainous in the dark of wicked or criminal behavior,
the evening.
Peonies my heart spasmed A herbaceous or shrubby plant of north
among the peonies like temperate regions
a trout.

sunburnt The Sinclair daughters Suffering from overexposure to direct

were sunburnt and sunlight.
blessed.

Bailed Gat bailed when I got To abandon a project. To parachute from

hurt. an aircraft. To provide security.

Splashy there were splashy Attracting or intended to attract much

weddings... notice, extravagant or ostentatious.

craggy They built three new Having hills and crags, “hilly terrain”.
houses on their craggy
private island...

quell Just trying to quell the to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to

pain. submission or passivity

oozing oozing into carpets. Slowly trickle or seep out of something;

flow in a very gradual way.

willowy The willowy mother Slender and graceful

panicky We laughed panicky feeling suddenly very worried or

laughs and shouted ... frightened: a panicky
feeling/expression/action.

Literary Quote in which it is used.

device

Anaphora No one is a criminal. No one is an addict. No one is a failure.

Hyperbole Then he pulled out a handgun and shot me in the chest. I was
Metaphor standing on the lawn and I fell. The bullet hole opened wide and my
 heart rolled out of my rib cage and down into a flower bed. Blood
gushed rhythmically from my open wound, then from my eyes, my
ears, my mouth.

Anaphora I used to be blond, but now my hair is black. I used to be strong, but
now I am weak. I used to be pretty, but now I look sick.

Simile Those girls were like princesses in a fairy tale

Metaphor
He pulled out a hand gun and shot me in the chest… the bullet hole
opened wide.

Metaphor My head and shoulders melted first.

Metaphor I was pure liquid loss.

Metaphor He was the head of the family.

Rhetorical Would he break up with Raquel? What would happen between us?
question

Metaphor A truck is rolling over the bones of my neck and head

Repetition We believe in outdoor exercise. We believe that time heals. We

believe….

Repetition The bottom line is, Gat bailed when i got hurt.
(anaphora) The bottom line is, it was only a summer fling.
The bottom line is, he might have loved Raquel.

Antithesis Make her look glamorously tragic.

His nose was dramatic, his mouth sweet. Skin deep brown, hair
Prosopogr black and waving
aphy

Sources:
Taxidermied. (n.d.) American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,
Fifth Edition. (2011). Retrieved June 9 2020 from
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Taxidermied
 . (). suffer fools. Merriam Webster Recuperado de
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffer%20fools%20gladly

willowy. (n.d.) Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th

Edition 2014. (1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014).
Retrieved June 9 2020 from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/willowy
sunburnt. (n.d.) WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. (2003-2008). Retrieved
June 9 2020 from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/sunburnt
bailed. (n.d.) Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th
Edition 2014. (1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014).
Retrieved June 9 2020 from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/bailed
splashy. (n.d.) American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth
Edition. (2011). Retrieved June 9 2020 from
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/splashy
Rhythmically. (n.d.) American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,
Fifth Edition. (2011). Retrieved June 9 2020 from
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/rhythmically
craggy. (n.d.) WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. (2003-2008). Retrieved
June 9 2020 from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/craggy
. (). panicky. Cambridge Dictionary Recuperado de
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/panicky
. (). quell. Merriam Webster Recuperado de
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quell